All Critics articles – Page 168

  • Derren Brown
    Comment

    26 April '11

    2011-04-26T12:13:00Z

    “It was moderately entertaining, if a bit overlong, but a waste of Brown’s – and Nathan’s – talents.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Essex Jungle
    Comment

    21 April '11

    2011-04-21T11:37:00Z

    “Chris and his reptiles actually live in Strood, which was over the Thames estuary in Kent last time I looked.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • So What If My Baby Is Born Like Me
    Comment

    20 April '11

    2011-04-20T11:13:00Z

    “You don’t get a lot of moral philosophy on BBC3 but that’s essentially what this was.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Reckoning
    Comment

    19 April '11

    2011-04-19T09:49:00Z

    “Behind the brainy plot, however, is a creditable concern with how real people might behave in an unreal situation.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Hotel
    Comment

    18 April '11

    2011-04-18T13:05:00Z

    “The whole thing ended with the kind of comic serendipity that is hard to fake.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Animal Guide to Britain
    Comment

    15 April '11

    2011-04-15T11:23:00Z

    “It does not quite pull it off, and humans stay stubbornly central.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Crimson Petal and the White
    Comment

    14 April '11

    2011-04-14T10:33:00Z

    “It would be daft to point out that this moody, striking show has a dearth of jokes in it.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV

  • Britain’s Next Big Thing
    Comment

    13 April '11

    2011-04-13T09:19:00Z

    “For all its pantomime elements, this show is the real deal.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Great Estate: The Rise and Fall of the Council House
    Comment

    12 April '11

    2011-04-12T12:43:00Z

    “Though this film was as a piece of social history, it ultimately left too many bodies buried.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • When Piers Met… Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Comment

    11 April '11

    2011-04-11T11:25:00Z

    “The interview that told us more than we perhaps wanted to know about Lord Webber’s post-prostate sex life.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Kennedys
    Comment

    8 April '11

    2011-04-08T11:28:00Z

    “There were some details that didn’t ring true. But the bigger picture felt authentic…” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Crimson Petal and The White
    Comment

    7 April '11

    2011-04-07T15:24:00Z

    “It’s Dickens, to coin a modern phrase, with an edge.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • My_brother_the_Islamist_a.jpg
    Comment

    5 April '11

    2011-04-05T10:40:00Z

    “Robb journeyed to Salahuddin’s new home in east London, where he found things not quite as he expected.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • BBC
    Comment

    4 April '11

    2011-04-04T10:26:00Z

    “Another intriguing crime thriller to get swallowed up in.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Three in a Bed
    Comment

    1 April '11

    2011-04-01T11:17:00Z

    “A show that is both awful and impossible to switch off.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Vacation, Vacation, Vaction
    Comment

    31 Mar '11

    2011-03-31T11:54:00Z

    “As a consumer show, it is close to useless: apparently Ibiza is cheaper off season.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Silk
    Comment

    30 Mar '11

    2011-03-30T09:40:00Z

    “If Silk’s finale was better than its mid-run outings that was much to do with an injection of senior acting talent.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • Neil Morrissey: Care Home Kid
    Comment

    29 Mar '11

    2011-03-29T10:29:00Z

    “There could hardly be anyone better qualified to examine Britain’s care-home culture.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • The Killing
    Comment

    28 Mar '11

    2011-03-28T11:00:00Z

    “Brilliant, the best thing on television for yonks.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.

  • women_in_love_a.jpg
    Comment

    25 Mar '11

    2011-03-25T11:12:00Z

    “It must have been fantastically liberating and modern – and shocking to many of course – in the 20s, but now it feels just a little bit pretentious.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.